BASIL II BULGAROKTONOS WITH CONSTANTINE VIII, 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (4.26 gms), Constantinople Mint, 1005-1019. NEARLY EXTREMELY FINE.
S-1800. Obverse: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, with crescents in upper quarters of nimbus; Reverse: Crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding between them a long, plain cross. A lightly circulated example, this specimen exhibits a minor scuff on the obverse near the Gospels.
Ex: Ponterio 80 (3/1996) Lot # 69.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00